Maturing Mycobacterium smegmatis peptidoglycan requires non-canonical crosslinks to maintain shape

In most well-studied rod-shaped bacteria, peptidoglycan is primarily crosslinked by penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs). However, in mycobacteria, crosslinks formed by L,D-transpeptidases (LDTs) are highly abundant. To elucidate the role of these unusual crosslinks, we characterized Mycobacterium sme...

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Published in:	eLife
Main Authors:	Catherine Baranowski, Michael A Welsh, Lok-To Sham, Haig A Eskandarian, Hoong Chuin Lim, Karen J Kieser, Jeffrey C Wagner, John D McKinney, Georg E Fantner, Thomas R Ioerger, Suzanne Walker, Thomas G Bernhardt, Eric J Rubin, E Hesper Rego
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-10-01
Subjects:	Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium smegmatis peptidoglycan polar growth rod shape maintenance
Online Access:	https://elifesciences.org/articles/37516